News Centralized Zero Waste Biomass Cinnamon Processing Centre to be established at the Mapalana Agri Faculty of the University of Ruhuna Published 20 mins agoon 2026/07/15 The cinnamon industry in Sri Lanka maintained focusing the small – scale cultivators in Matara and Galle d…

News Centralized Zero Waste Biomass Cinnamon Processing Centre to be established at the Mapalana Agri Faculty of the University of Ruhuna

Published 20 mins agoon 2026/07/15

The cinnamon industry in Sri Lanka maintained focusing the small – scale cultivators in Matara and Galle districts are confronting numerous common issues constantly such as the higher processing cost, sanitary standards and minimum consumption of biomass waste. As a remedy to these obstacles, the Industrial Technology Institute has planned to establish a Centralized Zero Waste Biomass Cinnamon Processing Centre within the Mapalana Agri Faculty of the University of Ruhuna in collaboration  with the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the University of Ruhuna. The project is planned to be carried out  as a development project with four phases within a period of 27 months. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Science and Technology to establish the Centralized Zero Waste Biomass Cinnamon Processing Centre as a joint  project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Industrial Technology Institute and the University of Ruhuna at the Mapalana Agri Faculty of the University of Ruhuna

Latest News S. N. B. M. Patdmasiri appointed Director General of the Department of Government Factories

Published 28 mins agoon 2026/07/15

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to appoint  S. N. B. M. Patdmasiri who is a Special Grade officer in Sri Lanka Engineering Service and currently serving at the Department as the Additional Director General to the post of Director General of the Department of Government Factories with immediate effect.

News Cabinet approval to hold the 4th BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting and Senior Officials’ Meeting in Sri Lanka on 17 and 18 March 2027

Published 33 mins agoon 2026/07/15

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising seven (07) South Asian and East Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The prime objective of the organization is to promote economic cooperation among the countries bordering the Bay of Bengal. Agriculture is a major source of income for the BIMSTEC member countries. Due to the importance of agriculture and related sectors for sustainable development and regional food security, agriculture has been included as one of the areas in the BIMSTEC cooperation. Accordingly, the BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting and Senior Officials’ Meeting are conducted once every two years, and it has been proposed to conduct the 4th (fourth) meeting  in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land, and Irrigation to host the fourth BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting and Senior Officials’ Meeting on 17th and 18th March 2027.